Parent & Student Matters
- School Photos
- Microfiction Competition 2024
- From the Senior Resource Centre
- Science
- College Fees
- Visual Arts
- 2025 Smart Expressions Exhibition
School Photos
All photos are now available for purchase.
To view and purchase Sports, Performing Arts and Cocurricular photos please go to:
Select “SCHOOLS”
Use password: archer
Please note, some photos are missing and will need to be re-taken in the new year. These will be available for purchase in the new year.
Ms Leisa Proc – General Coordinator
Microfiction Competition 2024
Microfiction Realised!
Last Friday our talented Microfiction writers and artists were presented with a personal copy of the publication at assembly. The Microfiction competition is in its third year and is growing in popularity. This year saw a total of 240 student entries in the first round, with 30 students selected to compete in the live Grand Final held in the Senior Library. The students were asked to be both concise and creative through the composition of original stories of no more than 100 words. Other than the word limit, these stories had to include specific actions and words.
The Microfiction publication is a collection of standout entries from the Senior School, Primary School, and teaching staff, complemented by artworks commissioned by the Visual Arts Department and completed by their talented students.
The prompts for each round are below:
First Round
Required Word – “Rhythm”
Required Action – “Restoring”
Final Round
Required Word – “Remedy”
Required Action – “Dissolving”
Please take the opportunity to read and view their efforts by clicking on the link below.
Mr Daniel Quilty - English Teacher and Microfiction Editor
From the Senior Resource Centre
The Jolly Man in Red is jolly well read!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the SRC this week. Students have been greeted by jolly old St Nick himself on arrival at the library. We have lots of new titles to browse and borrow for holiday reading and students have been encouraged to take a few books home for the Summer break.
Hat, sunnies, towel, surfboard, sunscreen, book… don’t forget to tick all the boxes when heading out for some fun in the sun these holidays.
Also, please double check in lockers and at home for any overdue books and return them to the library before you head out the gate in Week 8.
Merry Christmas.
Mr Nick Westhoff - Teacher Librarian
Science
Vacation Education is offering a NASA Space Camp during the September 2025 holidays. This oportunity is available to students aged 15 years or older and includes a 5-day NASA Space Camp experience, along with visits to some of the most iconic locations in space exploration and entertainment:
Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Centre, Disney World and Universal Studios.
Please see the attached flyer for more information.'
Mrs Joanne Schuster - Leader of Learning, Science
Visual Arts
Year 5 students created cardboard sculptures inspired by Sri-Lankan Australian artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran whose contemporary art practice challenges ideas about monuments. The students incorporated layering, textures, vibrant colour, and extravagant detail to portray an abstracted self-portrait.
Mr Ben Serone - Visual Arts Teacher
2025 Smart Expressions Exhibition
We have the pleasure of announcing that three of the 2024 HSC Visual Arts students have been selected for the 2025 Smart Expressions Exhibition at the Chatswood Concourse.
Fergus Fung, Max Lenton and Noah Elms all painted large scale works for their HSC BOW projects. Their works explore the themes of family, music, and the challenges of mental illness.
The exhibition is a showcase and acknowledgement of local North Shore high school students for the diligent commitment and sustained effort to the Visual Arts throughout their HSC year.
The exhibition runs at the Art Space in the Concourse from 27 February – 23 March 2025.
Ms Donna Janes - Visual Arts Teacher